Collar attachment



Jan 6, 1931. J. P. MANNING COLLAR ATTACHMENT Filed April 26, 1950 JPA/afl Jmmioz 7? i229 Patented Jan. 6, 1931 JOSEPH .P. MANNING, or sAw'rELLE', CALIFORNIA COLLAR ATTACHMENT 1 Application filed April 26,

This invention relates to improvements'in fastening devlces, partlcularly adevlce orattachment for a collar by means of which the collar may be secured to the neck band of a shirt, the attachment replacing the usual col-- lar button. r

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a device designed to replace the collar button, the device being so formed that the usual hard protrusion formed by the collar button is done away with and the wearing of a collar withiWhich the device is used is made more comfortable.

The present invention broadly contemplates the provision of a flat body of cloth material of relatively heavy Weave to one face of which is attached a pair of relatively long tabs. The collar with WhlCh'tllB attachment is to be used is modified slightly in its C011? struction by providing at each side of the buttonhole in the back thereof and at each side of the buttonhole formed through one tab thereof a buttonhole through which the tabs of the attachment may be'passed, The flat portion of the attachment is placed within the collar, band and the two tabs are extended through the openings in the overlapped collar tabs after which the attachment'tabsare folded back to I each extend through an added openingin the collar tab to position one between the collar and the shirt band and the other between thecollar tabs. The invention will be best understood from a consideration ofthe following de-' tailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, with the, understanding,- however, thatthe' invention is not confined to any strict conformity with the showing of the drawing but may be changed or modified so long as such changes or modifications mark no material departure'fromthe salient features of the invention as expressed'in the appended claims.

In the drawing:

v Figure 1 is a horizontal sectional viewthrough a collar and a shirt bandto whichthe collar is vattached, showing the applica- 56 tion of the attachments embodying theprese ent invention.

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7 Figure is a View in front elevation of a collar from which has been broken'away part of the outer portlon thereof overlying the collar tabs, showing the application of the the buttonholein the rear thereof being indicated bythe numeral 3. a

PAT TO F c 7 A collar attached tothe band 1 is indi- I cated generally by the numerals, the numeral, 5 designating theinner fold-of the collar' while theouter fold is designated by the nu-' meral 6. "The tabs orterminal portionsof the collar are indicated by the numerals 7 and 8; 7' indicating the inner tab and 8 the outer tab which-1n addition tobeingsecured 'in place over the inner tab by the collar: at-

tachment about to be described may also be held in position; by; the button 9 carried by the'inneror under tab 7.

- In 'addition'to the usual --buttonholes"10 formed through the collar tabs? and 8,",the

front tab Shas'formed-uponeach side-of thebutt'onhole therein an eXtra 'buttonhole 11. This is alsortrue' of the-rear portion 50f the collarwhere the usual'buttonhole 12 is flanked on each side-by an auxiliary buttonhole 13.

The collar attachment comprises a body 14 preferably of 'the rectangular designshown constructed of a heavy weight cloth of suitable character such for example asc'anwas. To one face of' this recftangularjbody in the central portion thereof there is secured a pairo'f relatively long tabs 15, t'heend's attached to the bodyyl ibeing oppositely 'di- 1 Inc nse. this. body l liis placed inside; the

shirt collar band and the tabsl5 are'extended l through the'shirt band buttonhole and, when? used in theifrontof the'collar, areithen-extended through the; usual buttonholes of the" overlappedcollartabs'Z and8.c l i The attachment tabs are then turned to extend in opposite directions and each is passed through the adjacent aperture or hole 7 11 in thercollar tab 8 so that, as is clearly ment tabs extends to a position between the .inner and outer'folds of the collar while the other extends to a position between the inner fold of the collar and the shirt band. The

application of the, device'to the rear of the collar and collar band will be readily apparent from the drawings and from the description of its application to the front of the collar.

through an aperture in the collar tab to positionone between the collarand' the shirt band and the other'between the folds of the collar. shown in Figures 1 and 2, one ofthe attach- 1 signature.

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Fromthe foregoing it will be readily seen that by using an attachment of thecharacter herein described for securing a collar in position on a collar band, in place of theusual stifl' or hard collar button much greater comfort will beafiorded'the wearer of thecollar thanif a collar; button of theusual type were employed. a

Having thus described my invention, What Iclaimis:

, I1 The combination with a shirt collar band having button apertures therein and a,

' collar having in'addition to the usual collar buttonhole an aperture at each side of said hole, of an attachment to replace a collar button comprising a body, and a pair of flexible tabs attached thereto, said body when in use being disposed Withinthe shirt collar band and having thetabs extended through the cent the collar buttonhole. 2. The combination with a shirt collar shirt band collar button opening and the i collar buttonhole and each tab being turned 7 and extended back throughanaperture adj a band having button apertures therein and" V a collar having the usual. collar button aper-j ture therethrough and having two additional apertures one ateach side of the collar button aperture, of a collarbuttonreplacement device comprising a base of'flexible material adapted to'be positioned within-the collar band, .and a pair of flexible tabsj carried "by the base toextend through the collarbu'tton opening-ofthe collarband and the collar buttonap'erture of thecollar, said tabs being turned laterally in opposite directions and each extendedthroughone of said additional apertures.-

3. In combination with a shirt collar band having-button apertures therein and a collar having oneof the front tabsthereof provided l with an -aperture at each side oft-the usual' collar button opening, of a collar buttonrebody adapted to. be positioned within the shirt band to which the collar isto be at placement device comprising a fiexiblebase 7 tabs carried by the base. body and extended J through the shirt band and thensual aper-f tures'of the overlapping collar tabsfand i turned laterally in opposite: directions, each 

